🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

intero

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inˈtɛ.ro

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Entire/ɪnˈtaɪər/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha trascorso l'intero pomeriggio a leggere."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    With no part left out; whole, complete, or undivided.

    "She spent the entire afternoon organizing her workspace."
  2. 2

    Not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact.

    "The ancient manuscript survived the fire almost entire."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'entire' originates from the Latin 'integer', meaning 'whole' or 'untouched'. It evolved through Old French 'entier', maintaining the sense of wholeness and completeness throughout its linguistic journey into English.

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